Changes in Oxygenation Levels During Moderate Altitude Simulation (Hypoxia-Induced): A Pilot Study Investigating the Impact of Skin Pigmentation in Pulse Oximetry

V Ochoa-Gutierrez, S Guerrero-Zuñiga… - Oxygen Transport to …, 2022 - Springer
The current COVID-19 pandemic has shown us that the pulse oximeter is a key medical
device for monitoring blood-oxygen levels non-invasively in patients with chronic or acute …

The effects of skin pigmentation on the accuracy of pulse oximetry in measuring oxygen saturation: a systematic review and meta-analysis

C Shi, M Goodall, J Dumville, J Hill, G Norman… - medRxiv, 2022 - medrxiv.org
Background Pulse oximetry was widely used in hospitals and at home to monitor blood
oxygen during the COVID-19 pandemic. There have been concerns regarding potential bias …

[HTML][HTML] A review of the effect of skin pigmentation on pulse oximeter accuracy

R Al-Halawani, PH Charlton, M Qassem… - Physiological …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
Objective. Pulse oximetry is a non-invasive optical technique used to measure arterial
oxygen saturation (SpO 2) in a variety of clinical settings and scenarios. Despite being one …

Exploring the bias: how skin color influences oxygen saturation readings via Monte Carlo simulations

SK Narayana Swamy, C Liu, R Correia… - Journal of …, 2024 - spiedigitallibrary.org
Significance Our goal is to understand the root cause of reported oxygen saturation (SpO 2)
overestimation in heavily pigmented skin types to devise solutions toward enabling equity in …

[HTML][HTML] Skin pigmentation influence on pulse oximetry accuracy: a systematic review and bibliometric analysis

AM Cabanas, M Fuentes-Guajardo, K Latorre, D León… - Sensors, 2022 - mdpi.com
Nowadays, pulse oximetry has become the standard in primary and intensive care units,
especially as a triage tool during the current COVID-19 pandemic. Hence, a deeper …

[HTML][HTML] Variations in Pulse Oximetry in Natives at High Altitude (3510 m) and After Exposure to Simulated Sea Level

G Zubieta-Castillo, G Zubieta-Calleja… - Acta Andin. Available …, 1996 - altitudeclinic.com
With the advent of pulse oximetry, oxygen saturation measurements have been
simplifiehttp://www. altitudeclinic. com/images/graphcc1. gif http://www. altitudeclinic …

Monte Carlo simulation of the effect of melanin concentration on light–tissue interactions for transmittance pulse oximetry measurement

R Al-Halawani, M Qassem… - Journal of Biomedical …, 2024 - spiedigitallibrary.org
Significance Questions about the accuracy of pulse oximeters in measuring arterial oxygen
saturation (SpO 2) in individuals with darker skin pigmentation have resurfaced since the …

Reducing racial bias in SpO2 estimation: The effects of skin pigmentation

M Bermond, HJ Davies, E Occhipinti… - 2023 45th Annual …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Accurate pulse-oximeter readings are critical for clinical decisions, especially when arterial
blood-gas tests—the gold standard for determining oxygen saturation levels—are not …

[HTML][HTML] Pulse oximeter bench tests under different simulated skin tones

SKN Swamy, C He, BR Hayes-Gill, DJ Clark… - Medical & Biological …, 2024 - Springer
Pulse oximeters'(POs) varying performance based on skin tones has been highly publicised.
Compared to arterial blood gas analysis, POs tend to overestimate oxygen saturation …

Pulse oximeter bench tests under different simulated skin tones

SK Narayana Swamy, C He… - Medical and …, 2024 - nottingham-repository.worktribe.com
Pulse oximeters'(POs) varying performance based on skin tones has been highly publicised.
Compared to arterial blood gas analysis, POs tend to overestimate oxygen saturation …